Quick 'n Easy FTP Service 3.2 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code during service startup. Attackers can exploit the misconfigured service binary path to inject malicious executables with elevated LocalSystem privileges during system boot or service restart.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00006.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Pablosoftwaresolutions Quick 'n Easy FTP Service affected
Version Status Constraints
3.2 affected —

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48983 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.pablosoftwaresolutions.com/download.php?id=10 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.pablosoftwaresolutions.com/html/quick__n_easy_ftp_service.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/quick-n-easy-ftp-service-unquoted-service-path cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pablo Software Solutions
Pablo Software Solutions quick N Easy Ftp Server
Vendors & Products Pablo Software Solutions
Pablo Software Solutions quick N Easy Ftp Server

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Quick 'n Easy FTP Service 3.2 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code during service startup. Attackers can exploit the misconfigured service binary path to inject malicious executables with elevated LocalSystem privileges during system boot or service restart.
Title Quick 'n Easy FTP Service 3.2 - Unquoted Service Path
Weaknesses CWE-428
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-27T20:14:20.284Z

Reserved: 2026-01-27T15:47:07.999Z

Link: CVE-2020-36983

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-27T20:14:16.580Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-27T19:16:11.443

Modified: 2026-01-29T16:31:35.700

Link: CVE-2020-36983

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-28T12:21:57Z

Weaknesses